Friday, August 10, 2012

NPR's top 100 YA books

1. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling
2. The Hunger Games (series), by Suzanne Collins only the first in the series3. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee4. The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green
5. The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien6. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
7. The Lord of the Rings (series), by J.R.R. Tolkien
8. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury9. Looking for Alaska, by John Green
10. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
11. The Giver (series), by Lois Lowry only the first in the series
12. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (series), by Douglas Adams
13. The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton14. Anne of Green Gables (series), by Lucy Maud Montgomery
15. His Dark Materials (series), by Philip Pullman16. The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
17. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman18. Lord of the Flies, by William Golding
19. Divergent (series), by Veronica Roth

20. Paper Towns, by John Green

21. The Mortal Instruments (series), by Cassandra Clare22. An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green
23. Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes24. Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher25. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon26. Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson27. Twilight (series), by Stephenie Meyer
28. Uglies (series), by Scott Westerfeld
29. The Infernal Devices (series), by Cassandra Clare
30. Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt
31. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
32. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (series), by Anne Brashares only the first in the series
33. The Call of the Wild, by Jack London